Don Bott What’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year? The answer is not when your mother-in-law flies back to Chicago or Minneapolis. It is, of course, Christmastime and all that goes with it – including some of the greatest music ever written. On Friday evening December 11 at 7:00 p.m., SaddleBrooke’s Canada del Oro…
Phyllis Ketring Monday, September 28 at 7:00 p.m. in the MountainView Country Club Ballroom, SaddleBrooke Health and Wellness will host Dr. Miguel Montero-Baker, a vascular and endovascular surgeon at Pima Vascular. Many Americans live with the pain and discomfort of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) thinking it is a normal part of aging. The problem is…
Ruth Birkhead It’s time to put away the flip flops and put on the dance shoes. The Let’s Dance Club of SaddleBrooke is offering an ambitious lineup of ballroom dance instruction. From the peppy West Coast Swing to the elegant American Tango there is a dance for every one coming this fall. Even if you…
Working very closely with Santa Claus throughout the year, the Goose is very fortunate to have three very talented and dedicated elves – Judy, Jeannie and Sue – available to sort, clean, research and prepare for sale the holiday decorations always available to you. The Goose receives everything from antique and comical tree ornaments to…
Janet Tucker The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild has been hard at work preparing a fall class line up that is sure to have something for everyone. Remember, you do not have to be a SaddleBrooke Art Guild member to sign up and take classes. Our classes this fall feature collage, photography, colored pencil and drawing…
Hal Dieterle Now that the snowbirds are beginning to return, another class – AARP Smart Driver class (formerly called Driver Safety) – will be presented on October 2 at the Oro Valley Police Department from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (four hour class). The AARP Smart Driver program is the nation’s first and largest refresher…
Mary Porter-Solberg When Jenny Rink was chosen as one of the 10 winners of Microsoft’s International Windows 10 Insider contest in late April, she spent three days at the international headquarters of Microsoft in Redmond, Washington. After meeting with senior Windows leaders and touring the Microsoft campus, Jenny and the other winners kept in close…
Jane Gromelski Just in time for the ‘50s and ‘60s Sock Hop in the MountainView Ballroom, on November 5, we will offer Beginning Swing lessons in the Aerobics Room by the Mesquite Grill at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday evenings. If you missed out on the fun of rock ‘n roll when you were young, now…
Lidia and Hector Legrand If you are interested in learning more about Argentine Tango and Tango events in SaddleBrooke, please visit our website http://tangoargentino.sharepoint.com where you can also read Parts 1 through 23 of this series. It has been hard for Argentinean classical music composers to gain acceptance in international circles for reasons beyond the…
Meet the instructors Ken Marich The ILR is pleased to have Punch Howarth as a faculty member. His long history as a professional musician makes him well suited to teach musical courses in the ILR educational program. Punch was born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. While attending Beaver Falls Junior High school he decided he wanted…